Tractor hitch



June 10, 1930. EK 1,762,919

TRACTOR HITCH Filed Dec. 19, 1927 Patented June 10, 1930 I U i I UNITED STATES PATE' TQF 1 TnoMAsnR-ABEK, or WIZNNER; soUTHDAKoTA H TRACTOR? HYITCI-I- V I Application filed December 19', 1927. Ser i a1 No 241,'189.

This invention relates to draft appliances whichextend above and below thefbar 3 and and more especially to such devices as are project beyond the sameso as'to serve as employed in hooking up cultivators and the bearings for the rollers 7.' These rollers 77 like to tractors. are provided with concaved workingi faces 5 An important object of the invention re f 8 which snugly engage the forwardside of sides in the provision of means for connectthe bar .8 and transmit the t'ractive'force ing one or-more lister cultivatorsto a tracfrom the tractor to the cultivator-s associated tor in such a way that a limited but variable with eachof the tongues 4.7 1 I amount of lateral movement is allowed the iBy thus mounting the ends of the tongues 10 cultivator whereby the latter is capable 01": 4 on thetransverselyextending bar 3, itwill automatically adjusting itself to the rows be apparent thatthecultivatorsare permita no matter how crooked the rows may be. ted a lateral movement with respect to the Other objects and advantages of the inforwardline of travel ofthe tractor, dueto vention will be apparent from the following the freedoinof movement of the tongues 5 descriptionwhen taken in connection with withrespect to the'bar 3; It will thus be ar 5 1: the accompanying drawing; in Whichparent that the cultivators 4L may automati, f

Figure 1 is a plan View ofthe improved cally'adjust themselves to any irregularihitch showing the same with three listerculties in the rows along which they may be tivators attached. traveling. r

Figure 2 is a vertical section-through the In order to limit the extent of this lateral 'ju transverse bar or track of the hitch, and movement of the cultivators when working showing the cultivator tongue in'elevation; inycrooked rows as well as ,to properly adand i just them with respect to the length of the I Figure 3 is a transverse section taken on bar 3 where more than one cultivator is em line 3 -3 of Figure 1, looking in the direcployed, I have provided the adjustable stops i5 tion of the arrows. a 9. These stops comprise rings of a'diam- Referring to the drawing in greater deeter to permit a slidable fit on the bar 3 and tail, the numeral 1 designates a tractor of set screws 10 by which the rings may be c any conventional construction and provided locked to the bar after being moved 'to adwith usual rearwardly-extending tongue or justedposition. 7 r draw-bar 2 to which the hitch of the pres- From the foregoing description taken in ent invention is attached. connection with the accompanying drawingv The numeral 3 indicates a straight baror it will be apparent to those skilled in the art track preferably 7 of circular cross-section that I have devised an exceedingly simple and of any desired length, althoughdep'icted herein as capable of accommodating three be associated with a. tractor in various relalister cultivators 4. This bar is rigidly tive transverse positions; that the hitch is mounted on the draw-bar 2 so as to extend so designed as to permit of an automaticlattransversely of the tractor. The outside eral movement of the implements associated 40 cultivator-s l are provided with longer therewith whereby the implements may ad'- 90 I tongues 5 than is the middle cultivator, in' just themselves to irregularities in'the rows order that these implements may be stagbeing operated upon; and that the extent of gered in the manner shown. j lateral movement may be varied to suit re The middle cultivator 4: is preferably quirements. i

D -mounted on wheels as shown, while the outi In accordance with the patent statutes I 95;

side cultivators are prevented from tilting have described whatI now believe to be the by reason of the cross bar 5 which is pivbest embodiment of the invention but it is otally connected to the pivoted arms 5". to be understood that the structure disclosed The free end of each tongue 5 is provided herein is susceptible of various minor I with the vertically spaced arms '6 and 6. changes without departing from the spirit mu hitch by which one or more cultivatorsm'ay 3'5 of the invention, and all such I aim to include within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim as-new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: l

l. A tractor hitch including a bar mounted transversely of the rear end of a tractor, a plurality of cultivator tongues each provided with vertically spaced arms extending above and below said bar, rollers provided with concaved surfaces mounted between the ends of the arms of respective tongues and adapted to roll upon said bar, collarsslidably mounted on said bar on opposite sides of each of said tongues, and set screws for adjustably securing said collars in place.

2. A tractor hitch comprising a tongue attached to the tractor and extending beyond the rear end thereof, a cylindrical bar se- "cured to the rear end of said tongue and extending transversely of the longitudinal axis of the tractor, a plurality of cultivators, tongueson said cultivators, rollers provided with concaved surfaces and mounted onthe gends of the respective cultivator tongues, said rollers adapted to roll upon said bar, collars slidably mounted on said bar on opposite sides of each of said rollers, and set screws for adjustably securing said collars V in place, whereby a limited lateral movement is provided for each cultivator.

THOMAS DRABEK. 

